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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 10-29-2020
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A
Mr
chair
councilmember,
thank
you
good
morning
we're
going
to
get
started
now.
I
understand
the
state
law
currently
requires
that
the
following
announcement
be
made
at
the
beginning
of
every
remote
council
session.
Due
to
the
current
public
health
emergency
city
council
is
currently
meeting
remotely.
A
F
J
K
A
Good
morning,
everyone
we're
going
to
get
started.
We've
just
established
our
forum,
so
despite
the
great
need
there
will
be
no
invocation
today.
We
will,
however,
observe
a
very
brief
moment
of
silent
prayer
for
our
city,
its
leaders
and
our
citizens
and
the
wallace
family
and
the
community
of
which
that
tragic
event
happened.
A
J
B
A
Second,
thank
you.
It
is
second
at
the
journal
of
the
meeting
of
thursday
october
22nd
2020
stand
approved.
All
in
favor
will
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
aye,
those
opposed
eyes
have
it
and
our
journal
is
approved,
and
our
next
word
of
goodness
is
request
for
leave
of
absence
and
the
chair
recognized
as
councilwoman
parker.
A
B
A
Thank
you,
mr
decker.
Our
next
order
of
business
is
the
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions,
and,
by
way
of
a
reminder,
we
are
asking
that
all
resolutions,
including
privilege
resolution,
be
placed
on
the
final
pastor's
calendar
for
the
next
session
of
council
unless
they
are
being
referred
to
committee
in
our
current
remote
environment.
This
procedure
will
provide
an
appropriate
opportunity
for
public
comment.
I
want
to
thank
you
very.
Thank
you
very
much
in
advance
for
your
cooperation.
B
17
100
and
title
procurement
contracts
and
chapter
17,
1400
entitled
nine
competitively
bid,
contracts,
financial
assistance
to
add
disclosure
requirements
related
to
prior
contracting
experience
and
the
demographic
characteristics
of
employees.
Other
sources
of
labor
and
board
members
of
contractors
and
subcontractors
for
city
contracts
and
public
works.
B
B
A
Okay,
we
you
want
to
wait
till
okay,
yeah,
okay,
mr
decker.
L
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
I
want
to
for
the
record
state
that
councilwoman
bass.
They
say
I
don't
know
about
great
minds,
but
mines
that
are
heavy
with.
What's
going
on
in
our
city,
think
alike,
and
we
reached
out
and
she
reached
out
to
us,
and
we
decided
that
our
mutual
committees
committee
on
public
safety
and
the
committee
on
health
and
human
services
to
take
a
look
at
from
training
to
9-1-1
calls
to
the
least
actions
on
the
street.
Taking
a
look
at
how
we
go.
L
Now
how
to
deal
with
mental
health
issues
on
our
streets,
police
officers
aren't
always
trained
to
know
the
signs
of
mental
health.
I
remember
many
members
of
council
have
worked
with
behavioral
health
to
look
at
for
our
own
purposes,
dealing
with
constituent
services
how
to
recognize
signs
when
people
are
experiencing
distress.
L
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
the
two
committees
and
thankful
for
council
member
bass's
interested
in
this.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
Thank
you,
councilman.
The
first
resolution
will
be
on
next
week's
calendar.
The
just
reference
resolution
will
be
on
today's
calendar,
mr
decker,
we're
asking
for
a
hearing
over
that
right.
Yes,
all
right!
Thank
you.
I
saw
that
look
on
your
face,
sir.
I
was
just
one
day.
B
A
Okay,
I
I
just
I
saw
your
face,
so
there
will
be
okay.
I
know
you.
I
talked
to
you
earlier.
Okay,
thank
you,
that'll,
be
on
next
week's
calendar.
B
14
500
of
the
philanthropia
zoning
code
entitled
overlay
zoning
districts
by
creating
a
new
subsection
entitled
multi-modal
logistics
center
overlaid
district
and
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
revision
of
lines
and
grades
in
a
portion
of
city
plan
number
32s,
33s,
40s,
47s,
48s
and
53s.
By
placing
on
the
city
plan.
B
By
relocating
the
existing
curved
lines
and
house
lines
along
the
southern
side
of
west
pass
young
avenue
at
its
intersection
with
south
28th
street
and
fascinate
cabinet
service.
Road,
also
known
as
frontage
road
along
both
sides
of
pasayonk
avenue
service
road,
also
known
as
frontage
road
and
its
intersections
with
francis
harper
drive
along
the
western
side
of
26th
street
and
center
median
of
south
26th
street,
at
its
intersections
with
pollock
street
and
fenders
avenue,
and
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
paving
of
francis
harvard
harbor
drive
from
pasayonk
avenue
to
penrose
avenue.
B
Pollock
street
from
south
26th
street
to
francis
harper
drive
schuylkill
avenue
from
pasayon
avenue,
extending
northwesterly
and
northeasterly
to
a
cul-de-sac
and
fort
and
way
from
bear
avenue,
extending
southwesterly
to
a
cul-de-sac
and
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
striking
from
city
planning
numbers,
4ds,
47s
and
48s
and
abandonment
of
a
certain
right-of-way
reserved
for
drainage
purposes.
Located
along
the
former
heart
ramp
street
west
of
26th
street
and
extending
westwardly
there
from
to
the
schuylkill
river.
All
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
K
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
councilman
jones,
heenan
greene,
dom
squilla
gilmore
richardson
gilman
thomas
for
supporting
legislation
that
I
introduced
to
regulate,
which,
which
we
call
ghost
guns
most
of
you
may
or
may
not
know
that
we've
seen
an
increase
around
the
issue
of
illegal
gun
trafficking,
as
relates
to
ghost
guns
and
ghost
guns,
are
pretty
much
a
process
where
individuals
can
buy
a
gun
kit
and
put
a
gun
together
by
buying
various
parts,
and
you
can
buy
those
parts
from
different
stores
and
put
a
gun
together.
K
Therefore
they
are
federally
regulated,
and
so
I've
been
working
on
this
for
about
a
year,
but
I'm
kind
of
held
up
so
attorney
general
josh
apparel
can
engage
in
a
lawsuit
around
this
issue,
making
sure
that
again
we're
not
infringing
on
anyone's
rights,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
if
you
talk
to
our
district
attorney
like
kratner,
if
you
talk
to
our
police
commissioner,
daniel
outlaw,
we
have
seen
the
increase
of
ghost
guns
being
used
in
the
current
murders
and
shootings
that
we're
seeing
these
guns
look
like
toys
at
the
end
of
the
day,
and
we
want
to
do
all
the
things
that
we
can
possible
to
make
sure
that
we're
keeping
guns
out
of
the
hands
of
those
who
are
taking
the
lives
out
right
from
our
young
people,
and
so
just
want
to
go
on
a
record
and
just
note
and
thank
everyone
for
the
support.
K
I
look
forward
to
addressing
this
issue
in
our
in
our
hearing
in
the
near
future.
Thank
you
very
much,
council
president.
B
Councilman
greene
offers
two
bills
and
one
resolution
entitled
an
ordinance
constituting
the
25th
supplemental
ordinance.
The
restated
general
water
and
wastewater
revenue.
Bond
ordinance
of
1989
is
supplemented,
authorizing
the
bond
committee
to
issue
and
sell
one
or
more
series
or
subseries
of
tax
exempt
or
taxable
water
and
wastewater
revenue,
bonds
and
revenue
refunding
bonds.
B
And
an
ordinance
constituting
the
24
supplemental
ordinance,
the
restated
general
water
and
wastewater
revenue.
Bond
ordinance
of
1989
is
supplemented
authorizing
the
buying
committee
to
issue
and
sell
one
or
more
series
or
subseries
of
tax
exempt
or
taxable
water
and
wastewater
revenue,
bonds
and
revenue
refunding
bonds.
B
By
changing
the
zoning
designations
of
certain
areas
of
land
located
within
an
area
bounded
by
wall
street
36th
street
mount
vernon
street
and
37th
street
refer
to
committee
and
an
ordinance
title
14
of
the
philadelphia
code
inside
of
zoning
and
planning
by
amending
certain
provisions
of
chapter
14
500
in
southern
overlay.
Zoning
districts
by
creating
the
tso
30th
street
overlay
district
by
revising
certain
provisions
of
chapter
14702
entitled
four
area
height
and
housing
unit
density
bonuses
and
amending
the
philippines.
E
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
first
want
to
like
so
many
other
folks
on
this
body
acknowledge
what
happened
earlier
this
week
and
communicate
my
thoughts
and
prayers
to
the
wallace
family,
as
well
as
that
community,
who
had
to
endure
that
unfortunate
situation
outside
of
that.
I
just
want
folks
to
know
that
this
is
a
bill
that
we
have
been
working
on
for
months
now.
E
Thank
you
to
my
colleagues
who
took
time
over
the
last
I'll
say
over
last
10
days
to
two
weeks
to
listen
to
this
bill,
to
listen
to
what
it
is
that
we're
trying
to
do.
I
also
want
to
communicate.
This
is
a
bill
that
is
not
anti-anybody,
I'm
born
and
raised
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
I
come
from
a
family
of
service.
My
my
brother
right
now
is
in
the
military
served
10
years
plus
as
a
sergeant,
my
sister
is
a
veteran.
E
My
uncle
aaron
thomas
is
one
of
the
edison
64
and
I
have
another
uncle
who
also
served
in
the
military
as
well
too.
So
you
know
my
family
comes
from
a
space
of
service
and
when
we
introduce
a
bill
like
this,
what
we're
forcing
everyone
to
do
is
just
have
a
tough
conversation
on
what
it
is
that
we
need
to
do
as
it
relates
to
how
our
communities
are
police
right
now,
based
on
data
that
we
have
around
the
bill.
E
90
around
90
of
traffic
violation
are
for
trivial
manners
and
have
nothing
to
do
with
public
safety.
We
are
spending
a
lot
of
man
hours
as
it
relates
to
policing
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
on
traffic.
Now
I'm
the
chair
of
streets
and
services
as
well,
so
I
know
that
we
have
some
congestion
issues.
We
have
issues
with
hitting
runs,
and
so,
but
not
by
no
means
am
I
saying
that
we
will
not
monitor
traffic
and
ensure
traffic
violations
are
handled
in
an
effective
way.
E
But
what
we
are
saying
is
this:
we
have
to
rethink,
reconsider
and
continue
to
brainstorm
the
relationships
between
police
and
neighborhoods.
We
want
to
put
ourselves
in
a
position
where
we're
keeping
everyone
safe,
and
we
want
to
put
police
in
a
position
where
they
can
focus
on
issues
related
to
crime.
E
We
have
a
lot
of
problems
in
our
municipality
and,
as
a
member
of
council
at
large,
I've
tried
my
best
to
address
the
issues
that
I
have
the
capacity
to
do
so,
and
so
I
am
very
proud
to
introduce
the
bill,
but
I'm
also
very
open
to
dialogue
and
conversation
around
what
these
simple
minor
traffic
stops.
Look
like
and,
most
importantly,
the
implementation
of
the
bill
as
it
relates
to
how
the
violations
will
be
communicated
and
served
to
the
citizens
of
philadelphia.
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
appreciate
you.
B
B
C
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
do
want
to
also
take
a
moment
here
and
acknowledge
my
colleague,
councilman
curtis
jones
jr,
and
and
thank
him
for
being
so
open
to
work
together
on
this
issue
and
also
councilman
kenyatta
johnson.
As
a
co-sponsor
as
well,
and
I
just
wanted
to
state
you
know,
as
we
are
all
aware
at
this
point-
the
tragic
death
of
walter
wallace
jr
on
monday
night
shouldn't
have
happened.
C
C
While
the
police
department
may
already
have
crisis
intervention,
training
and
protocols
for
handling
behavioral
health
crises,
police
officers
are
not
crisis,
intervention
specialists-
they
are
not
social
workers
or
medics.
Police
are
often
the
first
respond
to
mental
health
crisis
and
they
shouldn't
be.
C
The
city
must
do
more
to
develop
alternative
responses
to
mental
health
and
disability
emergencies
that
do
not
involve
interactions
with
the
police,
and
I
just
wanted
to
really
once
again
thank
all
of
my
colleagues.
I
know
that
we've
all
you
know
expressed
our
profound
sorrow
for
this
loss
to
the
family,
but
as
we
move
forward
now,
the
question
becomes:
how
do
we
make
sure
that
this
thing,
which
was
preventable
never
ever
ever,
happens
again?
So
thank
you,
mr
president.
Thank
you,
colleagues.
A
E
Thank
you.
Council
president.
I
just
want
to
for
the
record
thank
the
co-sponsors
of
the
bill
council
member
jones,
gilmore
richardson
keaney
sanchez
brooks
johnson
gaudier
kim
parker,
and
also
communicate
that
councilman
heenan
was
an
error
as
a
co-sponsor
for
the
bill.
I
just
wanted
to
communicate
that
for
the
record.
Thank
you,
council
president.
A
N
Thank
you.
Mr
president,
the
committee
of
the
whole
reports
two
bills
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
B
To
the
president
and
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
the
committee
of
the
hold,
which
is
deferred
bill,
number
200369,
entitled
an
ordinance
authorizing
city
officials
to
file
articles
of
incorporation
to
establish
a
non-profit
corporation
that
shall
be
called
the
philadelphia
poverty
action
fund
for
the
purpose
of
reducing
poverty
in
philadelphia
and
bill
number
two:
zero
zero.
Four
one:
nine
entitled
an
ordinance
authorizing
transfers
and
appropriations
for
fiscal
year,
2021
from
the
general
fund,
the
council
to
the
general
fund,
the
director
of
finance,
respectively
reports.
It
is
considered
the
same
and
returns.
N
A
A
Aye
close
eyes
have
it:
these
bills
will
be
placed
on
our
first
reading
calendar
today.
That
concludes
our
reports
from
committee
and
our
next
order
of
businesses.
The
consideration
of
the
calendar.
I
note
that
the
bill's
just
reported
from
committee
with
suspension
of
the
rules
have
been
deemed
to
have
had
a
first
reading,
and
these
bills
will
be
placed
on
our
second
reading
and
final
passes
calendar
at
our
next
session
account
as
there
are
no
additional
bills
on
our
first
reading
encounter.
N
Thank
you,
mr
president.
In
addition
to
the
bills
being
considered
on
the
consent
agenda,
the
following
resolutions
and
bills
are
being
called
up
from
the
second
reading
and
final
passage
calendars.
Today
they
are
numbers:
two:
zero:
zero:
five,
seven,
nine:
two:
zero:
zero;
five;
eight
zero:
two:
zero:
zero;
five;
eight
one:
two:
zero:
zero;
five:
eight:
two:
two:
zero:
zero:
five:
eight:
three:
two:
zero:
zero:
five,
eight
four
and
two
zero
zero;
five,
eight
five
all
other
bills
and
resolutions
are
being
held.
B
Council
president
yeah,
could
we
return
to
the
motion
on
the
bills
that
are
being
called
up
for
the
consent
agenda?
We
didn't
complete
that
motion.
A
A
B
B
A
B
N
P
A
G
A
A
Okay,
so
that
that
consent
that
objection
to
the
use
for
those
particular
bills
on
the
consent
agenda
requires
that
they
be
removed
off
the
consent
agenda
and
move
to
the
regular
agenda
without
debate.
So,
mr
decker,
can
you
make
that
notation.
A
O
A
You
thank
you
before
we
proceed
with
the
public
comment.
We
will
now
take
a
brief,
say,
10,
minute
recess,
to
give
our
technology
professionals
some
time
to
connect
with
the
speakers
we
have
for
today's
meeting
we'll
be
back
shortly.
Thank.
G
G
G
P
G
G
A
A
A
By
5
the
day
before
the
session
to
sign
up
for
public
comment,
when
you
call
we
will
take
your
name
phone
number,
the
number
of
the
legislative
item
you
are
commenting
on
and
whether
you
are
in
support
or
against
the
legislation
that
you
added
to
the
list.
We
will
telephone
each
person
on
the
list
during
the
council
session
and
invite
them
to
our
remote
meeting.
A
We
will
have
three
minutes,
but
today,
because
of
the
time
limit
won't
be
imposed,
we
will
have
two
minutes
today
in
our
council
session
because
of
the
volume
of
individuals
testifying
in
order
to
be
fair
to
all
those
wishing
to
speak,
I
intend
to
hold
faithfully
to
the
established
time
limit
once
invited
to
the
meeting
and
asked
to
begin
your
testimony.
A
timer
will
be
started.
A
We
will
monitor
your
remaining
time
throughout
your
testimony
and
when
there
are
30
seconds
remaining
to
your
time,
you
will
be
reminded
of
this
by
the
simple
ring
of
a
bell.
Once
your
a
lot
of
time
has
passed,
you
will
be
asked
to
conclude
your
remarks
shortly.
Thereafter,
you
will
be
muted
and
disconnected
from
the
remote
meeting.
A
I
also
reserved
the
right
to
limit
repetitious
comment,
but
today,
based
on
our
earlier
conversation,
we've
been
able
to
eliminate
that,
so
all
individuals
on
the
line
will
be
allowed
to
testify
on
a
particular
issue.
On
one
last
note,
please
be
aware
that
this
public
meeting
is
being
recorded
because
the
meeting
is
public
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
So,
by
continuing
to
be
in
the
meeting
you
are
consenting
to
being
recorded.
B
B
G
Good
morning,
council
president
darrell
clark,
councilwoman
sherelle,
parker
and
distinguished
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
ajwa
b
asamoah
and
as
a
proud
two-time
graduate
of
temple
university,
an
alum
of
temple,
university's
african-american
studies,
department
and
as
the
racial
equity
champion
and
political
strategist,
who
developed
the
legislative
strategy
for
the
crown
act
movement
on
behalf
of
the
crown
coalition
co-founded
by
dove.
It
is
my
honor
to
join
you
again
in
full
support
of
bill
number
two:
zero
zero.
Two
five
two.
G
There
is
a
long-standing
history
and
problematic
practice
of
racial
discrimination
based
on
hair
in
the
united
states.
There
have
been
countless
cases
where
black
people
have
been
discriminated
against
for
wearing
natural,
hair
and
or
protective
styles,
including,
but
not
limited
to
braids
blocks,
twists,
bantu
knots,
afros,
etc.
This
prevalent
form
of
discrimination
includes
being
fired,
tested
by
promotions
and
even
having
unemployment.
Excuse
me
even
having
employment
offers
rescinded.
G
It
impacts
impacts
the
upward
mobility
of
individuals
and
families,
and
it
has
been
the
reason
far
too
many
children
have
missed
school
and
had
negative
educational
experiences,
as
I
think
about
the
work
we've
done
at
the
local
state
and
federal
levels.
I
think
about
the
dynamic
student
facility
in
louisiana
who
was
put
home
in
tears
because
she
wore
beautiful
brains
that
were
deemed
a
violation
of
school.
I
think
about
andre
arnold
texas,
that
hello.
G
I'm
sorry,
I
think,
about
deandre
arnold
in
texas,
who
was
told
he
could
not
participate
in
his
high
school
graduation
ceremony
with
his
friends
due
to
his
lots
of
display
of
cultural
pride.
I
think
about
representing
the
students
across
the
world,
who,
I
think,
along
with
other
people,
was
that
the
bell.
A
Do
you
have
30
seconds
that
you
can
wrap
up
in
30
seconds?
I'm.
G
So
sorry,
okay,
the
african
aesthetic,
is
beautiful
and
it
must
be
lifted
and
valued.
The
issue
of
narrow
beauty
standards
in
america
continue
to
perpetuate
unfair
scrutiny
and
justice
and
discrimination
in
workplaces
and
schools
against
black
people,
and
it
warrants
the
legislative
fix.
Councilwoman
parker
has
proposed
and
championed
bill
number
200252
will
ensure
protection
against
discrimination
based
on
hairstyles,
by
extending
statutory
protection
to
the
hair,
to
hair
texture
and
protective
styles.
G
I
applaud
you
councilwoman
parker,
for
championing
the
crown
act
and
on
behalf
of
the
entire
crown
coalition,
including
over
70
civil
rights
and
civic
engagement,
focus
organizations
and
colleagues,
kelly,
orlina,
marcy,
ac
and
melanie.
We
thank
you
and
encourage
you
all
to
support
this
bill
and
I'll
submit
this
written
principle.
G
J
You,
council,
marty
council
president
good
morning,
city,
council
members.
My
name
is
phil
lord
and
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
tenant
union
representative
network,
which
is
turn
I'm
testifying
in
favor
of
bill
20159,
which
authorizes
non-attorney
representation
before
the
philadelphia
housing
commission,
as
you
may
know,
turn
has
thousands
of
tenants
each
years
workshops.
Individual
counseling
customer
programs
are
all
involved
and
we
have
plenty
of
opportunities
to
help
people
with
the
fair
housing
commission
and
we're
trying
to
navigate.
J
As
in
that
context,
we
find
that
it's
very
helpful
to
have
people
who
are
non-attorneys
be
available
to
represent
people
at
these
hearings.
This
is
a
different
kind
of
representation,
not
just
technical,
legal
courtroom
representation.
It's
an
administrative
hearing,
so
the
persons
that
we
have
from
our
office
and
other
non-lawyer
representatives
are
really
down
there
to
make
sure
the
tenant's
case
is
heard
that
all
the
issues
are
raised
and
that
the
documents
are
in
order.
There's
no
cross-examination
by
these
people
or
a
witness
represent
representation
or
evidence,
rules
being
applied.
J
Extremely
informal
hearing
is
pretty
relaxed
and
make
sure
all
the
facts
get
out.
The
fair
housing
commission
has
become
more
and
more
important
over
the
past
years.
Thank
you
thanks
to
the
leadership
of
rue
landau
and
for
the
many
ordinances
passed
by
this
city
council,
and
so
we
feel
it's
critical
that
that
tenants
can
go
before
the
commission
have
the
opportunity
to
be
heard
well,
and
there
aren't
enough
lawyers
in
this
city,
or
certainly
not
enough,
lawyers
who
qualified
the
landlord
tenant
issue
to
be
able
to
do
this.
J
We
need
non-lawyers
to
be
available
and
to
help
people
out,
and
this
assistance
is
normal.
I
want
to
also
comment
that
it's
really
important
that
we
don't
compound
one
pandemic
with
another.
We
are
really
concerned
about
the
courts,
opening
up
and
homelessness
becoming
more
rampant
as
a
result
and
overcrowding
resulting
and
the
ultimate
result
being
an
increase
of
deaths
from
the
pandemic.
J
O
Hello,
I'm
I'm
here,
let's
see
tamiya
smith.
O
I'm
calling
regarding
specifically
excuse
me
resolution
two:
zero,
zero.
Five,
eight
zero
are
I'm
here
to
provide
testimony
today.
Is
it
still
up
for
review
consideration.
A
Yes,
you're
you're
here
where,
before
we
vote
on
the
the
bill
that
you
reference,
we
won't
have
to
hear
your
public
comments.
So
please
proceed
with
your
public
comment
and
you
have.
A
O
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
this
morning,
I'm
here
today
in
support
of
resolution,
two
zero
zero,
five,
eight
zero.
I'm
calling
on
city
council
to
show
a
support
for
house
bill
526,
which
calls
for
ending
the
use
of
taxpayer
funds
to
pay
for
cyber
charter
education
when
local
school
districts
offer
their
own
full-time
cyber
charter
programs
supporting
this
bill
is
fiscally
responsible
and
a
common-sense
option
for
philadelphia
by
championing
this
bill
sponsored
by
the
republican
health
education.
O
Chair,
kurt
funny,
city
council
is
taking
a
step
back
from
abiding
ultra-polarized
rhetoric
that
currently
plagues
our
political
system.
Instead,
by
showing
in
support
for
this
republican
bill,
the
council
is
moving
toward
a
bipartisan
solution
to
fix
a
significant
part
of
pennsylvania's,
badly
broken
charter
school
law.
O
Cyber
charters,
an
overhaul
that
is
nearly
20
years
past,
due
like
90
of
the
state's
district,
the
school
district
of
philadelphia
offers
an
in-house
cyber
program
for
students,
unlike
the
other
school
districts,
philadelphia
spent
a
whopping
160
million
dollars
in
cyber
charter
tuition
during
the
2018-2019
school
year
and
thanks
to
a
jump
in
enrollment
by
more
than
1
200
students
this
year
alone.
That
amount
is
expected
to
grow
by
15
million
dollars.
That's
an
unacceptable
jump.
O
In
a
year
when
school
districts
across
the
state
are
expected
to
face
millions
of
dollars
of
increases
and
mandate
shortfalls
and
in
local
revenue
and
significant
costs
related
to
covid
for
the
amount
of
money
school
district
is
pouring
into
cyber
charters.
One
would
expect
a
strong
return
on
investment.
However,
nothing
could
be
farther
from
the
truth.
Cyber
charters
have
never
delivered
on
that
expectation.
O
Nearly
19
000
students
attending
cyber
charters
are
performing
worse
on
state
assessments
than
students
attending
the
school
district
of
philadelphia.
For
instance,
if
you
just
look
at
math
performance,
83
of
the
students
are
attending
cyber
charter
schools,
where
the
overall
performance
is
worse
than
that
of
students
in
the
philadelphia
school
district
while
abysmal.
This
is
unsurprising.
Considering
the
credo
study
from
stanford
university
last
year
found
that
pennsylvania
students
attending
cyber
charters
had
learning
gaps
equal
to
106
best
days
in
greeting
and
118
fewer
days
in
math,
compared
to
their
peers
in
traditional
public
schools.
O
Philadelphia
students
deserve
better
again.
We
are
not
adding
asking
city
council
to
pass
a
law,
we're
calling
on
harrisburg
to
do
that.
The
state
will
have
to
implement
processes
that
address
the
transitional
needs
of
students
and
ensure
the
continuity
of
their
education.
We
are
asking
city
council
to
tell
harrisburg
that
the
current
cyber
charter
law
and
the
way
that
we
are
funding
cybers
is
not
working
for
students
or
taxpayers,
but
enough
is
enough.
Continuing
to
mandate
the
district
paid
that
the
district
pays
for
failing
schools,
while.
P
Hello,
my
name
is
deborah
weiner
city
council,
president
clark
and
members
of
council.
I
am
here
to
speak
about
cyber
charter
enrollment
and
resolution
two
zero,
zero,
five,
eight
zero,
which
would
endorse
house
bill
526
and
end
the
use
of
taxpayer
funds
to
pay
for
cyber
charter
schools
when
school
districts
offer
their
own
full-time
cyber
school
programs
as
we
learn
cyber
card
or
enrollment
in
the
commonwealth,
has
surged
estimates
are
that
62
000
students
are
enrolled
in
cyber
charters.
This
fall.
P
Philadelphia
has
enrolled
more
than
120
new
cyber
charter
students
as
of
october
21,
an
increase
that
could
cross
the
district
around
15
million
dollars.
In
addition
to
the
more
than
106
million
dollars,
it
is
already
spending
on
cyber
charter
tuition,
given
the
ability
performance
and
the
fact
that
more
than
90
percent
of
pennsylvania
school
districts
offer
a
cyber
program
of
their
own.
It
is
a
waste
of
taxpayer
dollars
to
continue
to
support
this
failing
system
that
has
horrific
academic
results.
P
When
local
school
districts
offer
their
own
full-time
cyber
school
programs,
the
bill
would
require
parents
or
garden
guardians
living
in
a
district
that
offers
a
full-time
cyber
charter
education
program
to
pay
tuition
and
fees
for
their
student
if
they
enroll
their
student
in
a
cyber
charter.
School
procedures,
of
course,
will
need
to
be
developed
to
address
the
current
cyber
charter
student
tuition
payments.
P
P
G
G
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
testimony
on
resolution.
Two
zero,
zero,
five,
eight
zero
today.
Thank
you,
council
president
clark
and
council
members.
I'm
here
representing,
learn
the
leaders
in
educational
accountability
and
reform
network
to
support
city
council's
resolution
in
support
of
kurt
sunny's
bill.
G
G
There's
a
national
debate
about
whether
cyber
chart,
whether
the
cyber
charter
charter
model
works
for
online
education
and
there's
a
national
consensus
that
it
really
is
very
problematic.
In
2015,
four
national
charter
school
organizations
worried
about
the
rapid
growth
and
poor
performance
of
the
sectors
issued
a
call
for
states
to
strengthen
their
cyber
charter
laws.
Unfortunately,
no
states
did
with
the
exception
of
of
opioids,
where
there
was
a
scandal
involving
qualified
enrollment
data,
followed
by
the
moment
in
that
state's
cyber
schools,
for
sunnis
provides
a
good
balance.
G
It
ensures
students
have
options,
it
reduces
the
cost
for
the
district
and
it
allows
that
the
school
districts
to
improve
accountability,
more
than
half
of
school
districts
offer
cider
cyber
charter
programs
during
the
pandemics
they
all
operated
at
one-third
to
one-half
the
cost
of
cyber
charter
schools
and,
in
fact,
school
district
operated
programs
are
improving.
Districts
have
a
have
a
capacity
to
have
an
interest
in
the
students,
they're
able
to
provide
them
support
and
they
follow
the
students.
The
biggest
challenge.
With
our
cyber
charter
schools
is
they're
an
exit
ramp.
G
We
appreciate
city
council
and
thank
you
very
much
for
we
hope
you'll
consider
this
this
resolution,
which
will
help
to
drive
the
debate
in
harrisburg.
G
A
Before
we
before
we
start
just
for
the
record,
you
will
hear
two
bells.
The
first
bell,
you
have
30
seconds
to
conclude
your
remarks
and
the
second
belt
we're
going
to
ask
you
to
conclude
your
remark
for
everybody.
That's
on
the
call!
Thank
you.
Please
proceed
with
your
testimony
state
your
name
for
the
record,
sir.
O
G
G
One
principal,
I
know
that
is
always
there
for
you
and
with
whoever
he
wants,
but
whatever
he
needs
for
his
kid,
he
helped
me
become
a
better
person
in
life.
Helped
me
stay
on
track
over
the
years,
helped
all
his
students
stereotype
over
the
years
he's
the
only
principal.
I
know
that
would
stand
outside
and
wait
for
all
his
kids
to
get
in
the
building
and
greet
them
with
handshakes
and
smiles.
G
G
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
kara
prince
and
I'm
here
to
speak
in
favor
of
bill
200
579,
I'm
a.
I
am
an
alumni
of
paul
robertson.
I
graduated
in
2019,
mr
gordon,
mr
gordon,
is
one
of
the
most
kind
and
genuine
principals.
I've
ever
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
while
clients
when
applying
for
walnut
hill
college.
I
would
not
accept
it
immediately.
I
was
crushed,
but
mr
gordon
wouldn't
allow
me
to
give
up.
He
gave
me
other
options
and
alternatives
with
perseverance
and
determination
because
of
the
instruction
mr
grain
gave
me.
G
G
G
G
I've
honestly
been
building
a
lot
of
rocky
roads.
I've
been
kicked
out
of
three
schools
and
one
of
them
was
an
alternative
school,
but
everybody
I've
met
and
always
turned
and
has
always
used
that
against
me.
But
girl
has
helped
to
show
me
that
there
is
power
in
everything
it's
even
power
in
the
faults
that
we
have
every
single
day
and
because
of
this
I've
been
involved
in
my
community.
G
I've
been
involved
in
everything
in
this
community,
so
many
kids
like
me,
so
unheard
because
we've
never
met
people
who
tell
us
our
voice
and
our
story
matters
and
that
then
it
breaks
my
heart
because
there's
so
many
people
that
have
potential,
but
it
is
lost
because
reality
and
success
is
inconvenient.
He
doesn't
care
about
any
of
the
hardships
or
the
sacrifices
we
have
to
make
it's
just
messy,
but
people
want
to
know
things
like
this,
and
nobody
said
this
because
we
have
no
voice.
G
Q
P
Hi
council,
member
daryl
clark,
president
and
council
member,
I.
P
Of
the
korean
american
chamber
of
commerce
for
philadelphia
and
just
to
give
you
a
background,
the
the
prior
riots,
the
korean
community,
was
especially
hit
hard.
They
had
about
19
million
dollars
in
damages
and
75
at
least
75
businesses
were
affected.
P
P
The
korean
chamber
believes
that
such
an
ordinance
will
have
a
psychological
and
chilling
effect
on
the
police
officers,
further
handicapping
their
ability
to
prevent
the
widespread
looting
and
destruction
of
property
and
small
businesses
that
has
plagued
the
city.
This
ordinance
will
not
make
conditions
safer
for
demonstrators
residents
or
business
owners
as
non-lethal
options
are
taken
off.
The
table,
police
officers
may
be
placed
in
difficult
predicaments
that
could
lead
to
the
deployment
of
more
lethal
options.
P
Furthermore,
as
the
police
become
less
engaged
to
stop
widespread
looting
and
destruction
of
property,
business
owners
would
be
forced
to
take
up
their
own
arms
of
defense
of
their
businesses
and
livelihoods.
This
could
lead
to
potentially
dangerous
and
violent
interactions
for
both
business
owners
and
looters
and
vandals.
The
cream
chamber
the
cream
chamber,
wants
queen
businesses
to
be
safe
from
such
destruction
of
their
businesses
and
of
themselves.
P
They
would
like
to
see
their
businesses
and
communities
protected
by
well-trained
police
officers
with
all
necessary
tools
at
their
disposal
rather
than
officers,
fearful
of
retribution
or
a
potential
lawsuit.
During
these
unprecedented
and
volatile
times,
we
must
uphold
law
and
order
and
protect
the
small
businesses,
citizens
and
protesters
from
harm.
Small
businesses
feared
that
this
bill
would
adversely
impact
police
department
activities,
while
attempting
to
protect
our
communities
during
first
amendment
related
rights,
protests
and
looting.
We
are
taxpayers.
Please
give
us
security
that
we
can
live
safely
and
work
in
philadelphia.
Thank
you.
G
G
A
G
A
A
G
Okay,
my
concern
is
for
protection
for
our
police.
The
rioters
are
not
peaceful
protesters
and
peaceful
protests
can
really
turn
quickly.
What
happens
then?
In
the
riots
this
week
the
police
were
told
not
to
make
arrests
just
to
disperse
them,
but
what
message
does
that
send
grab
what
you
can
and
scatter
license
to
destroy
and
steal?
There
will
be
no
consequences.
G
G
There's
recent
footage
of
riders,
chasing
police
down
the
street
and
throwing
rocks
at
them
and
other
things.
It
is
observed
that
it
has
come
to
this
in
philly,
it's
frightening
to
see,
and
can
you
see
the
message
that
sends
to
the
rest
of
the
united
states
in
the
world
that
how
we
no
longer
have
protection?
Our
police
are
running
from
the
thugs
because
the
city
does
not
want
the
police
to
protect
themselves,
nor
the
city
of
the
citizens
rather
of
philadelphia,
tear
gas
or
rubber
bullets
should
definitely
have
been
used
in
this
incident.
G
Why
didn't
the
city
allow
this,
and
why
did
they
allow
the
destruction?
Another
problem
with
not
allowing
the
use
of
rubber
bullets
and
tear
gas
is
what
constitutes
a
peaceful.
Some
of
the
incidents
in
media
coverage
said
mostly
peaceful
with
the
complete
mayhem
and
the
burning
cars
and
buildings.
In
the
background,
I
think
the
first
watts
phone
or
the
first
fire
started
under
the
connotation
of
peaceful
media
is
not
allowed
to
report
on
what
the
citizens
go
through.
G
In
these
times
of
arrest,
it's
frightening,
I'm
74
years
old
and
feel
I
no
longer
have
police
protection.
Philly
is
setting
itself
up
for
citizens
having
to
defend
themselves
of
their
property.
Is
that
what
you
want?
In
the
last
riots?
The
mayor
called
individuals
trying
to
protect
their
property
vigilantes,
but
what
were
they
supposed
to
do?
What
were
their
options?
G
Go
through
these
times
of
arrest,
you
should
get
a
handle
on
things
in
the
beginning.
If
you
wait,
it's
too
late
parameters
should
be
set
as
to
what
is
not
allowed
in
the
priesthood
protest.
Let
it
be
known
there
will
be
consequences
if
not
adhered
to,
but
then
follow
through
on
that.
I
believe
that
not
much
was
done
to
the
rioters
after
the
protest
earlier
this
year.
I
know
I
read:
those
charges
were
dropped.
As
for
the
tear
gas
used
on
the
vine
street
expressway,
I
believe
that
was
justified.
G
A
G
Thank
you
very
much.
This
is
dr
elizabeth
voge.
I
am
a
pediatrician
and
resident
of
west
philadelphia,
I'm
here
to
testify
in
favor
of
bill
number
20053.
G
In
addition,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
multiple
medical
societies
throughout
the
country
that
have
given
their
scientifically
and
data-based
recommendations
that
tear
gas
and
rubber
bullets
should
not
be
used
because
of
the
risk
of
long-term
health
risks
and
because
they
can
be
used
to
injure
permanently
people
who
are
not
directly
targeted
by
them.
I
would
really
recommend
passing
this
bill
based
on
the
data
that
we
have
and
not
just
on
people's
feelings
or
opinions.
G
I
think
if
we
look
at
the
data
both
from
the
medical
side
and
from
the
sociology
side
that
says
that,
when
tear
gas
and
rubber
bullets
are
used,
there
tends
to
be
an
escalation
of
force,
not
a
de-escalation
as
some
believe.
Then
it
really
shows
that
we
have
no
benefit
from
using
tear
gas
and
rubber
bullets,
either
from
a
health
perspective,
nor
from
a
use
of
force
perspective.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
P
Sorry
for
a
second
ahead:
sean,
yes,
guys,
hello,
calling
on
behalf
of
the
bill.
20538
of
the
reviews
of
non-lethal.
P
Go
ahead,
please
proceed.
Yes,
I'm
calling
on
a
statement
regarding
the
bill
number
20538
of
the
use
of
non-lethal
weapons,
so
pretty
much
as
of
today.
We
have
a
situation
with
walter,
wallace
and
the
reason
one
of
the
reasons
he
was
shot
because
police
was
under
equipped
with
a
block
lack
of
the
tasers,
that's
non-lethal
as
well,
and
as
of
right
now,
police
have
the
only
option
left
as
a
lethal
weapon.
P
So
any
situation
that
is
going
on
on
the
street
right
now
can
easily
turn
from
the
nine
violence
into
the
violence
and
all
it
takes
just
one
brick
or
one
person
to
break
the
law.
If
police
have
no
options
to
react,
the
only
options
they
will
have,
that
would
be
a
lethal
weapon
that
will
create
more
tensions
and
it
will
create
more
problems
in
the
future.
P
So,
instead
of
preventing
a
crime
now
we're
gonna
create
more
crimes,
and
just
by
passing,
this
bill,
which
is
already
in
constitution,
is
the
first
amendment
now
we're
only
gonna
demoralize,
already
demoralized
police
that
cannot
perform
the
duties.
So
please,
like
on
behalf
of
this
emerson
community
part
of
far
northeast
philadelphia.
P
This
bill
shall
not
be
passed
due
to
more
damages
in
farther,
because
all
of
those
weapons
non-lethal
weapons
shall
be
used
in
prevention
to
help
the
community.
I
do
appreciate
your
time
and
thank
you
for
hearing
me
out.
Thank
you.
Thanks.
Q
Good
morning,
I'm
sharon
hart
the
president
of
the
korean
association
of
korean
american
association
of
greater
philadelphia.
It's
my
honor
to
have
opportunity
to
speak
comments
this
morning.
My
testimony
is
a
tour
to
build
number
two:
zero,
zero.
Five.
Three
eight
this
past
summer,
75
korean
american-owned
businesses,
were
looted,
vandalized
and
burned
down.
Since
then,
some
of
them
have
completely
shut
down
and
many
of
them
are
still
trying
to
recover
from
the
damage.
Q
This
week
I
received
the
reports
of
17
korean
american-owned
businesses
being
looted,
and
it's
only
increasing
every
night.
We
fully
support
peaceful
protests
and
fully
support
our
police
officers.
Unfortunately,
individuals
and
groups
of
individuals
have
taken
the
opportunity
to
use
a
peaceful
protest
as
an
excuse
to
riot
and
dilute
small
businesses.
Q
The
korean
american
community
has
been
severely
impacted
by
these
acts,
as
small
businesses
were
destroyed,
along
with
the
livelihood
of
the
small
business
owners.
While
we
understand
why
bill
number
200538
may
have
been
proposed,
we
are
concerned
about
the
lack
of
a
clarity
on
what
constitutes
the
first
amendment
activities.
Q
A
Thank
you,
chair,
recognized,
councilman,
kim.
I
Yes,
thank
you
very
much.
Council
president.
I
wanted
to
say
that
resolution
number
two
zero
zero.
Five
eight
zero
will
be
held
until
later
session
in
order
to
clear
up
some
misconceptions
about
the
resolution.
A
People
understood
all
right.
Thank
you,
councilman
heenan
did
you
want
to
be
recognized
before
we
start
moving
on
the
vote.
A
Okay.
That
concludes
our
public
comment
session.
We'll
now
want
to
consider
today's
bill
consent
agenda.
I
will
ask
mr
decker
to
read
the
titles
of
all
the
bills
on
the
consent
agenda.
After
each
title
is
read,
any
member
may
object
to
the
inclusion
of
the
bill
on
the
consent
agenda.
Upon
such
an
objection
without
debate,
the
bill
will
be
immediately
removed
from
the
consent
agenda
and
placed
on
our
regular
file
passes
counsel.
I
think
we
already
did
that
now.
The
clerk
will
now
read
the
titles
of
the
bills
on
the
consent
agenda.
Q
B
It's
out
of
the
northeast
establishing
parking
regulations
in
the
vicinity
of
green
street
and
north
11th
street
north
13th
street,
and
mount
vernon
street
allen,
street
and
germantown
avenue,
wallace
street
and
north
12th
street
lawrence
street
and
poplar
street
brandywine
street
and
north
10th
street
burke
street
and
gerard
avenue
and
bill
number
two:
zero:
zero.
Two
one:
zero
entitled
an
ordinance
authorizing
walnut
street
theater
corporation
to
construct
own
and
maintain
a
proposed
building;
overhanging
encroachment
at
8
15
to
23
walnut
street
and
build
number
two
zero
zero.
Two
one.
B
One
inside
an
ordinance
establishing
no
truck
parking
regulations
on
5800
musgrove
street
and
build
number
two
zero
zero.
Two
five:
nine
inside
of
the
norton's
authorizing
the
construction,
installation,
ownership,
ownership,
use
and
maintenance
of
an
owner
of
an
open
air
sidewalk
cafe
at
901
through
25,
north
delaware
avenue
and
bill
number
two:
zero:
zero:
three:
seven
three
and
started
an
ordinance
authorizing
gojo
incorporated
to
to
install
own
and
maintain
a
proposed
sidewalk
cafe
at
4536
to
40
baltimore
avenue
and
build
number
two:
zero
zero.
B
2004
999
and
taught
at
an
ordinance
authorizing
mark
capriati
to
install
own
and
maintain
a
proposed
sidewalk
cafe
at
310,
west
master
street
and
bill
number
two:
zero:
zero;
five:
zero
zero
and
founded
an
ordinance,
removing
existing
parking
meters
and
regulations,
as
well
as
establishing
and
authorized
vehicles
only
regulation
in
front
of
7306,
caster
avenue
and
both
sides
of
the
7300
block
of
elgin
street
and
build
them
at
two
zero:
zero.
Five
one:
seven!
A
G
B
I
Q
B
M
A
B
I
Again,
thank
you
so
much.
Council
president.
It
was
a
joy
to
hear
from
young
people
at
this
time
to
talk
about
a
leader
and
a
educational
hero
for
them,
especially
as
our
city
is
dealing
with
so
much
challenges
and
pain.
It
is
with
great
honor
that
I
move
for
the
adoption
of
this
resolution.
A
A
A
B
A
B
D
Thank
you,
council
president.
Before
I
make
a
motion,
I
would
like
to
say
a
few
words
about
this
resolution.
Please.
I
want
to
speak
briefly
about
the
intersecting
challenges
facing
the
people
of
philadelphia
and
the
people
of
the
entire
country.
This
week
last
week
I
introduced
a
resolution
affirming
philadelphia's
right
to
protest
and
assembly.
D
As
you
know,
the
right
to
peacefully
protest
is
at
the
heart
of
our
first
amendment
rights
and
the
foundation
of
our
democracy.
This
tuesday,
our
democracy
as
we
know
it,
is
on
the
line.
The
occupant
of
the
white
house
is
already
contesting
the
accuracy
and
fairness
of
the
election
pennsylvania
is
a
key
swing
state.
D
On
number
of
occasions,
the
president
has
stated
that
he
will
not
commit
to
a
peaceful
transfer
of
power.
If
he
loses
it
is
likely.
We
will
not
know
the
results
of
the
election
on
tuesday
night
and
for
some
time
after,
in
addition
to
the
right
to
vote
and
freedom
of
speech,
the
right
to
protest
is
the
main
tool
that
our
constituents
have
to
ensure
that
every
vote
is
counted
and
the
results
of
the
elections
are
upheld,
and
we
have
a
reason
to
suspect
that,
right
that
this
right
is
under
threat.
D
A
few
weeks
ago,
my
friend
and
community
letter
leader
nancy
nguyen
was
arrested
for
peacefully
protesting
outside
the
home
of
the
head
of
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
agency
or
ice.
The
protest
was
in
response
to
the
24
immigrants
that
died
in
ice
custody
last
year,
including
seven
children.
D
D
D
In
many
ways,
this
feels
like
a
repeating
nightmare.
Once
again,
a
black
man
was
killed
by
police
when
he
didn't
have
to
die.
Once
again,
our
city
has
taken
grief
and
and
rage,
and
once
again
we
are
seeing
the
pain
of
generations
of
oppression,
disenfranchisement
and
violence
spill
out
and
bubble
over
and
once
again
we
are
seeing
protesters
being
excessively
utilized
at
the
hands
of
police.
So
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
connect
all
those
dots
here
and
be
very
clear.
D
Non-Violent
resistance
is
critical
to
protecting
our
democracy
and
therefore
we
must
affirm
the
right
to
peaceful
protest
and
assembly.
I
want
to
thank
you
to
make
us
take
a
special
thank
you
to
the
nine
council
members
who
co-sponsored
this
resolution.
Council
members,
gartier,
gim,
gilmore,
richardson,
green
heenan,
johnson,
dom
parker
and
thomas.
D
We
are
in
a
historic
moment
as
a
black
woman,
I
would
not
be
here
today-
would
not
even
be
able
to
vote
if
it
weren't
for
my
family
members,
my
ancestors
and
my
elders,
rising
up
in
protest
against
these
oppressive
systems
to
end
no
one
messes
with
philly.
We
are
grieving,
we
are
hurting,
but
we
are
strong.
D
I
stand
with
my
colleagues
councilmember
gautier
in
demanding
a
fair
and
swift
investigation
into
the
death
of
judge
walter,
wallace
and
supporting
the
family
through
this
difficult
time
I
will
overcome.
We
will
overcome
this
difficult
moment
and
continue
to
seek
justice
and
protect
our
democracy
together.
Thank
you.
So
much
council
president
and
I
move
for
the
adoption
of
this
resolution.
A
N
A
A
E
P
A
B
D
I
A
N
B
B
B
A
This
bill
hadn't
been
read
on
two
different
days.
I
councilman
owen
and
hina.
Did
you
guys
want
to
speak.
M
J
Council
president,
this
is
councilman
bobby
eden.
I'd
like
to
be
recorded,
I
have
to
step
away
for
council
business,
but
I
would
like
to
be
recorded
as
voting
I
on
all
bills
and
resolutions
that
remain
on
the
calendar
for
today
and
bill
number
two:
zero
zero.
Five.
Three
eight
I'd
like
to
be
recorded
as
no.
A
Okay,
councilman
that
was
taken
off
the
consent
agenda
so
that
that
bill
is
up
now.
J
So,
okay,
so
I
I
I'll
stick
around
for
this
one
yeah,
but
any
other
bills
that
are
on
the
voting
agenda.
I
would
like
to
be
recording
be
recorded
as
voting.
I
okay.
I
Walter
wallace,
we
say
his
name
and
we
honor
his
memory.
Our
city
is
in
mourning
and
hurting
when
our
city
council
committee
initially
embarked
on
this
effort
to
talk
about
what
happened
back
in
may
and
june.
We
did
so
with
the
belief
that
it
was
important
to
talk
about
truth,
telling
about
accountability
to
center
the
voices
of
our
residents
if
we
were
to
have
a
chance
and
a
process
at
repairing
trust
and
every
reimagining,
policing
and
public
safety.
I
The
individuals
who
testified
over
seven
hours
and
two
hearings
did
so
at
great
personal
pain,
but
with
an
unrelenting
belief
that
things
had
to
change
their
words
are
the
foundations
of
this
bill.
Their
pain
is
unacceptable
and
their
courage
calls
us
to
the
task
of
building
a
more
just
philadelphia.
I
I
especially
want
to
thank
our
committee
chair,
curtis
jones
jr
for
being
a
wonderful
partner
and
a
thoughtful
leader,
and
if
I
could
just
take
a
special
moment
of
gratitude
to
express
to
express
my
heart
to
council
member
jamie
gautier,
who
was
also
deeply
devoted
to
this
effort
and
whom
we
have
been
working
very
closely
with
together
through
this
most
recent
tragedy.
I
I
This
bill
is
supported
by
the
administration.
I
do
want
to
take
just
a
brief
moment
to
clear
up
some
misconceptions
about
the
bill.
This
bill
does
not
unilaterally
remove
less
lethal
devices
such
as
tear
gas,
rubber
bullets,
pepper
spray
or
the
like
from
the
police
department's
arsenal.
It
clearly
states
that
they
may
not
be
used
against
any
individual
engaged
in
first
amendment
protected
activities,
not
first
amendment
related
first
amendment
protected,
I
have
seen
misleading,
quotes
that
somehow
denying
the
police
department,
the
use
of
these
weapons
will
force
them
to
escalate
and
use
actual
lethal
weapons.
I
This
concept
is
not
only
ludicrous,
but
it
is
an
insult
to
professionals
within
the
police
department,
including
the
civil
affairs
unit
and
others
who
understand
and
utilize
crowd,
control
management
and
de-escalation
tactics.
I've
been
in
plenty
of
demonstrations
over
two
decades
of
organizing
that
did
not
result
in
the
kind
of
violence
and
chaos
we
witnessed
in
may
and
june
of
2020.
I
It
does
challenge
the
police
department
and
our
city
leadership
to
engage
in
a
rigorous
exercise
over
what
constitutes
first
amendment
activity,
and
for
that
I
am
grateful
for
council
member
brooks
resolution
that
clarifies
that
the
spring
the
response
from
the
city
to
this
spring's
black
lives
matter,
protest,
undid
years
of
collaboration
and
work.
This
bill
is
the
first
step
towards
reaffirming
that
that
public
protest
is
not
at
odds
with
public
safety
and
responses
to
public
protest
should
not
compromise
public
safety
plain
and
simple.
I
M
Thank
you
very
much,
council
president.
I
will
be
voting
no
on
the
bill.
People
will
have
a
first
amendment
right
to
free
speech,
and
that
includes
the
right
to
protest
and
and
in
our
country
today
there
are
so
many
people
who
are
protesting.
M
They
have
very,
very
different
views
and
there
are
many
frustrated
and
angry
people
and
they
have
every
right
to
march
to
rally
to
protest.
However,
that
ends
when
they
break
the
law.
They
cannot
break
the
law
and
violate
other
people's
rights,
and
we
are
coming
into
a
discussion
now
about
what
is
a
peaceful
protest,
because
I
feel
it's
peaceful.
M
It
should
be
peaceful,
that's
a
very
subjective
view
and
what
that
does
is
to
create
a
selective
enforcement
problem,
and
that's
what
we
have
seen.
One
of
the
things
that
has
occurred
is
that
people
have
gone
out
into
the
middle
of
the
highway
and
blocked
other
people's
travel.
M
M
That's
why
the
police
are
there
and
they
have
a
level
of
tools
and
one
of
the
tools
that
they
used
after
it
was
approved
by
the
managing
director
and
his
a
body
of
executives
in
conjunction
with
the
police
commanders
and
the
commanders
on
the
street,
was
to
deploy
tear
gas
and
from
what
I've
seen
and
I
was
not
there.
They
deployed
a
canister
that
caused
the
group
of
people
to
move
in
another
direction,
but
then
they
stopped
and
they
would
not
get
off.
M
The
mayor,
apologized
and,
and
one
of
the
police
officers
is
being,
I
believe,
prosecuted.
That
is
a
chilling
effect.
I'm
not
we're
going
to
find
out
what
should
or
should
not
have
happened,
but
what
I'm
saying
is
that
how
does
how?
How
do
the
police
respond
when
they
are
being
told
by
our
city
to
go
out
and
quell
riots,
violent
protest
and
by
the
way
I
live
near
52nd
street?
M
That
place
was
lit
up,
fires,
violence,
assaults,
cars
being
smashed
into
each
other,
and
so
the
police
have
a
tool
to
disperse
large
groups
of
people,
hundreds
thousands
of
people
and
that's
called
tear
gas.
It
is
a
non-lethal
force.
If
you
get
out
of
the
way
of
the
floating
gas
and
yes,
it
will
float
into
people's
homes
better.
Their
homes
have
tear
gas
than
be
set
on
fire.
It
there's
no
perfect
situation
when
people
will
not
comply.
M
The
idea
that
someone
can
come
to
your
home
stand
on
your
porch
with
50
people
and
protest.
You
you
may
feel
frightened.
You
may
feel
afraid
you
may
call
the
police
they
have
no
right
to
violate
the
law.
Criminal
press
pass
is
a
violation
and
the
reason
is
a
violation
it
makes
people
want
to
react
and
we
do
not
want
people
reacting.
This
chilling
effect
this
endangerment
of
police
and
others
listen.
I
agree,
100
and,
and-
and
I
have
not
met
one
police
officer
who
did
not
agree
about
the
issues
involving
george
floyd.
M
M
The
largest
demographic
of
people
purchasing
guns
are
african-american
women.
Why
is
that
people
do
not
feel
safe?
They
will
defend
themselves
if
they
continue
to
believe
that
the
police
are
being
hampered
being
blamed
to
the
extent
the
police
will
not
respond,
and
what
I'm
saying
is
one.
While
there
is
not
much
wrong
with
this
bill
on
its
face,
it
does
raise
the
question:
what
is
a
peaceful
activity?
M
What
is
a
first
amendment
activity
who's
making
that
decision
and
ultimately
what
happens
when
the
police
choose
not
to
respond
or
the
people
wrongfully
rightfully
believe
they
have
to
take
matters
into
their
own
hands
anyway.
That
is
the
reason
I
will
vote
no
on
this
bill.
Thank
you,
council
president.
H
I
I
I
I
I
think
that
councilman
might
not
have
been
able
to
hear
all
of
the
testimony
that
was
presented
by
individuals,
but
it
was
very
clear
that
there
was
not
information
that
is
traditionally
given
to
individuals
who
are
protesting
about
when
tear
gas
was
going
to
be
deployed
and
their
rights
to
depart
the
scene.
H
So
we
give
the
police
the
discretion
to
use
various
tools
at
their
disposal
and
based
on
your
information,
they've
only
used
tear
gas
and
or
rubber
bullets.
I
think
2000
and
then
this
past
spring
and
then
probably
a
long
time
before.
That
is
that
correct.
I
Well,
I
can
only
speak
to
2000.
I
cannot
speak
to
what
happened
before
then,
but
certainly
in
the
last
20
plus
years.
This
has
not
been
a
tactic.
That's
been
used
in
in
a
civil
demonstration.
L
H
L
President
point
of
information
councilman,
I
was
a
part
of
I
actually
chaired
the
public
safety
hearing
on
this
munitions
bill
and
what
it
boils
down
to
is
that
peaceful
protest
is
respected
by
all.
I
don't
think
a
person
in
this
chamber
virtual
chamber
is
against
that.
L
I
think
what
is
in
question
is
when
these
levels
of
force
should
appropriately
be
used
and
clearly
in
the
case
of
the
I
76
issue,
based
on
the
testimony
I
heard
clearly
in
west
philadelphia,
which
has
been
a
historic
place
where
residents
have
been
literally
taking
up
arms
against
these,
were
these
were
inappropriate.
L
These
were
inappropriate.
We
heard
dozens
of
families
in
terror
from
little
children
to
senior
citizens,
not
understanding
why
their
government
was
moving
against
them,
and
I
know
of
not
only
just
the
testimony
but
people
who
felt
threatened
that
just
lit
the
only
mistake
they
made
was
living
in
southwest
philadelphia.
L
They
weren't
a
part
of
the
protest,
but
yet
they
were
a
part
of
the
assault
and
we
have
to.
We
attempted
to
get
clarification,
because
one
of
my
good
colleagues
wanted
clarification.
I'm
gonna
put
him
on
on
blast
a
little
bit.
Councilman
squilla
a
thoughtful
member,
wanted
to
know
what
levels
where
there
were
appropriate
use
of
these
kinds
of
munitions,
and
we
were
about
to
get
that
clarification
when
the
wallace
shooting
occurred
and
the
commissioner
had
to
cancel
so
I
I
wanted.
I
want
it
harder
to
use
force
against
citizens.
L
To
be
honest,
I
want
it
more
thoughtful
and
that
there
be
more
steps,
because
I
mean
there's
a
lot
of
political
feelings
that
sometimes
spill
over
the
public
policy
and
the
implementation
of
that
policy.
And,
if
you
don't
believe
me,
all
you
have
to
do,
is
look
on
facebook
and
see
where
we
had
a
report
where
there
were
police
officers
sharing
their
true
feelings
about
how
they
felt
about
citizens.
L
So,
with
all
due
respect-
and
you
know
when,
when
you
say
that
the
disrespect
is
coming,
I
am
going
to
vote
in
favor
of
restraint
and
we
will.
We
will
carefully
evaluate
when
those
levels
of
force
should
should
be
implemented,
but
we
need
to
be
more
thoughtful,
not
less.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
C
Mr
president,
mr
president,
I'm
sorry
this
is
councilman
bass.
I
was
wondering
if,
if
councilwoman
kim
could
respond
to
councilman
o's
commentary
earlier.
I
I
These
are
separate
issues
they
are
not
related.
There
is.
This
bill
allows
the
police
department
to
craft
a
policy
that
allows
it
to
define
how
first
amendment
activity
will
be
treated,
but
when
it
is
identified
as
first
amendment
activity,
tear
gas
rubber
bullets,
less
lethal
weaponry
will
not
be
permitted
against
those
who
choose
to
take
to
to
the
streets
and
march
for
a
better.
Tomorrow,
we
tried
to
make
that
very
clear
in
the
bill.
I
think
it
became
very
clear
in
the
testimony.
I
Clearly
I
think,
as
we
are
seeing
across
our
city
today,
we
will
be
called
to
task,
but
we
should
be.
We
should
be
asked
to
hold
ourselves
to
the
highest
of
standards.
We
know
what
happens
when
we
don't.
C
This
is,
this
is
probably
one
of
the
hardest
quotes,
I'm
just
going
to
say
the
hardest
quotes
that
I've
ever
taken
in
council.
I
think
that
you
know,
as
a
member
who
is
on
the
ground
and
in
the
neighborhood,
and
I
see
the
effects
of
the
psychological
effects
of
bad
interactions
with
the
police
on
people
from
our
community.
I
see
it,
I
see
it
every
single
day
and
it's
not
a
one
and
done
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
lasting
interaction.
C
So
when
you
have
a
negative
interaction
with
the
police
department
with
the
police
officer,
you
know
it's
a
problem
that
carries
on
particularly
for
african-american
men
it'll
carry
on
for
a
lifetime,
and
so
obviously
we
do
want
to
be
less
lethal
when
it
comes
to.
C
You
know
those
interactions,
but
at
the
same
time
I
you
know
I'm
just
thinking
about
what
councilman
oh
was
referencing
back
on
676
back
in
the
spring,
with
a
protest,
and
you
know
blocking
traffic
and
those
weren't,
the
guys
from
the
neighborhood
who
are
having
those
same
negative
interactions,
those
those
weren't,
the
folks
from
the
neighborhood
who
have
had
problematic
relationships
with
the
police.
C
But
these
were
the
folks
who,
were
you
know,
tear
gas
was
used,
so
I
guess
my
overall
question
is:
if
we
don't,
let's
say
your
bill,
this
bill
had
passed
last
year
or
prior
to
676.
Then
what
would
have
been
the
response
or
the
ability
from
the
police
department
if
this
bill
was
already
in
place?
Can
you
give
us
some
sense
of
that.
I
C
I
I
What
they're
using
right
now
and
what
they
have,
what
they
used
in
the
last
20
years,
which
has
not
been
to
wildly
shoot
rubber
bullets
into
a
crowd
or
tear
gas,
an
entire
residential
neighborhood
in
west
philadelphia
or
to
pull
down?
You
know
the
bandanas
of
people
kneeling
on
676
and
spray
them
directly
in
the
eyes
at
point.
Blank
range
with
pepper
spray,
along
with
the
other
types
of
violence.
We
are
a
city
that
is
hurting
and
is
in
pain.
I
There's
no
question
about
all
of
that,
and
I
understand
that
you
know
we
have
a
large
city
to
serve,
including
our
police
officers,
but
we
need
to
figure
out
how
to
reign
it
in,
and
the
violence
and
the
the
levels
of
reaction
that
we're
seeing
with
members
of
our
own
police
force
is
something
that
we
have
to
address
and
there
there
are
plenty
of
you
know,
there's
150
lawsuits
about
it.
I
There
are,
you
know,
there's
there's
outreach
and
there
are
bills
that
we
have
passed
that
are
very
similar
to
this,
including
the
chokehold
ban,
which
again
leaves
it
within
the
police
department
to
craft.
The
policy
city
council
is
not
authorizing
is
not
itself
authorized
authoring
or
writing
a
policy
for
the
police
department.
It's
simply
mandating
that
one
exists.
F
I
was
there
on
52nd
street,
I
don't
know
if
councilmember
oh
was
there
and
if
he
participated
in
hearing
all
of
the
stories
that
were
shared
during
the
listening
session
and
from
my
perception
being
there
on
the
corridor,
it
went
from
no
planning
and
no
response,
so
it
went
from
cops
literally
ducking
behind
their
cars
to
tanks
and
tear
gas
right,
and
I
think
that
if
we
take,
if
we
make
it
as
hard
as
possible
to
use
this
type
of
response,
particularly
in
a
residential
neighborhood,
it
will
force
us
to
plan
better.
F
We
don't
need
to
it
ramped.
It
went
from
zero
to
60
right
and
then
once
you're
at
war
in
a
neighborhood.
That's
where
you
are
you're
at
war,
in
a
neighborhood
and
and
people
are
going
to
be
affected.
F
Who
you
know
have
have
no
participation
in
what's
happening,
and
so
we
absolutely
need
to
make
it
as
difficult
as
possible
to
use
these
type
of
weapons
and
tools
in
the
areas
where
people
live.
C
C
I
guess
what
I'm
saying
is
I
I
want
to
know
if
you
know,
if
things
get
out
of
hand,
you
know
what
is
the
expected
response,
but
I
understand
councilwoman
kim's
response,
which
is
that
what
we
are
legislating
here
is
not
what
we
we
are
not
telling
them
what
to
do,
but
just
basically
to
recraft
the
policy
to
to
take
another
look,
come
up
with
something
better,
something
that's
more
appropriate
in
the
21st
century.
C
So
that's
what
I'm
taking
your
conversation,
the
the
comments
that
you
just
made
to
me
and
my
last
question
to
the
councilwoman
is:
have
we
spoken
with
commissioner
outlaw
on
that
or.
I
Yes,
commissioner,
outlaw
testified
and
submitted
official
testimony.
It
is
backed
by
the
administration,
and
that
was
made
clear
to
be.
You
know,
commissioner,
outlaw
came
forward
on
the
on
the
continuation
of
the
hearings
and
the
listening
session
to
hear
from
individuals
to
be
clear.
The
police
department
does
not
have
a
current
policy,
they
issued
and
established
a
moratorium,
and
what
we're
doing
is
requiring
that
a
policy
exists.
But,
as
you
said,
we
are
not
writing
that
policy.
I
We
are
requiring
that
in
this
time,
more
than
ever,
when
we
have,
you
know
federal
officials
involved
here
in
our
city,
when
the
head
of
the
department
of
homeland
security
and
the
ice
director
come
here
to
announce
that
they're
going
to
do
immigration
raids
on
our
city.
You
know
less
than
two
weeks
before
when
the
u.s
attorney
here
is,
you
know
talking
about
charging
protesters
who
are
released
without
charges.
I
You
know
a
few
days
earlier
that
we
have
to
make
clear
that
first
amendment
activity
is
protected
and
that
there
are
rules
of
engagement
around
it.
There
are
none
and
there
need
to
be
them.
Thank
you
for
the
clarification.
M
Right,
council
president,
I
I
will
have
a
comment
to
make
just
wrapping
things
up
at
first,
I
wasn't
on
76,
because
I
wouldn't
be
on
76
blocking
the
highway
and
I'm
not
out
rioting
or
looting
or
any
of
those
things.
I
do
live
in
a
neighborhood
that
traditionally
has
had
a
lot
of
crime
and
violence,
and
I've
had
my
share
of
interaction,
negative
interaction
with
police.
M
When
I
was
younger-
and
I
was
always
thankful
for
the
police-
because
there
is
far
worse
in
my
neighborhood
than
those
interactions-
and
there
are
far
better
interactions-
and
so
many
people
who
need
the
police
because
they
are
not
able
to
fend
for
themselves.
M
The
the
issue
that
I
see
is
that
trying
to
place
the
burden
on
police
to
craft
a
way
to
deal
with
non-compliant
law
breakers,
be
they
doctors,
nurses,
teachers,
professors,
whoever
they
are
they're
breaking
the
law
and
they
are
not
complying
and
the
police
are
being
asked
to
come
up
with
every
which
way
to
gently
kind
of
deal
with
the
situation.
M
They're
not
built
that
way.
You'd
have
to
pay
them
a
lot
more
higher
education
training.
What
here's?
What
they
do
they
put
on
a
uniform,
so
you
know
who
they
are?
They
go
out
when
nobody
can
go
out
and
they
enforce
the
law.
That's
simple!
As
that
and
they
say
you
can't
be
on
a
highway.
You
can't
be
rioting,
you
can't
loot,
you
can't
do
this,
you
have
to
leave
and
that's
the
end
of
the
story.
M
M
A
M
Okay,
well,
listen
what
what
I'm?
What
I'm
saying
is
that
sitting
in
city
hall
as
legislators,
we
can
come
up
with
many
different
shades
of
what
people
should
be
doing,
but
is
not
really
what
they
do.
And
you
know
people
have
asked
well
why
don't
they
send
the
social
worker?
The
call
is
man
with
a
gun
and
a
knife.
Social
workers
are
not
showing
up
until
that
place
has
been
cleared
as
safe.
M
M
We
can
do
better.
I
agree
and-
and-
and-
and
I
understand
you
know-
the
frustration
and,
and
certainly
the
loss
of
life
is
tragic.
I
I,
however,
am
concerned
that
placing
blame
on
a
a
police
officers
that
are
serving
the
public
in
a
very
difficult
job
and
saying
they
should
have
better
ways
of
doing
things.
A
Recognizes
councilman,
I
believe,
johnson
and
then
councilwoman
kim.
I
think
that
would
have
another
response.
A
Sorry
actually
councilman
thomas
was
right
after
councilman
johnson,
I'm
saying.
K
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
was
just
sitting
here
and
I'm
one
of
the
sponsors
of
the
bill,
and
I
mean
I
support
our
law
enforcement
officials.
I've
always
have
been
as
the
chair
of
special
committee,
I'm
on
gun
violence
and
addressing
the
issues
of
building
the
relationship
between
our
police
as
well
as
members
of
our
community,
particularly
african-american
young
men.
K
However,
just
listening
to
some
of
the
comments
from
my
colleague,
I
begin
to
think
about
the
history
of
my
people
as
black
people,
african-american
people,
and
how,
when
you
make
comments
saying
that
well,
we
should
just
comply
right
or,
if
not
you
know
they
can
take
a
law
enforcement
approach.
I
think
about
how
the
late
great
john
congressman
john
lewis
was
on
the
edmond
pettis
bridge
and
he
was
marching
for
civil
rights
and
you
have
some
officers.
K
You
have
some
some
police
that
have
some
very,
very
aggressive
tactics
because
they
didn't
comply,
fighting
and
protesting
for
what
they
believe,
which
was
right,
but
we
have
countless
countless
times
in
our
history
as
african-american
black
people
right.
We
didn't
so-called
comply
right
and
the
response
was
a
very,
very
aggressive
law
enforcement
approach
that
we
have
been
saying,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
note
just
for
the
record.
We
understand
what
peaceful
protesting
has
been.
K
You
know
tough
form,
protesters
approach
as
related
to
this
particular
issue,
and
I'm
just
going
to
be
upfront
with
you,
because
when
I
think
about
everything
you
just
you
just
mentioned,
I
think
about
the
history
of
those
who
have
protested.
That
will
allow
me
to
become
a
black
council
person,
a
former
black
state
representative
and
be
able
to
do
the
things
I'm
doing
right
now.
That
came
only
through
protesting,
no
matter
how
you
look
at
it,
and
this
is
america.
K
K
You
know
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out
there,
because
you
might
want
to
preface
your
approach
how
you're
addressing
this
you
know
general
councilman,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
you're
coming
across,
I
don't
even
want
to
put
the
language
out
there,
because
I
know
you
as
a
person
but
you're
treading
on
some
some.
Some
very
very.
K
The
general
ladies
resolution
and
I
think
it's
incumbent
upon
the
officers
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
to
think
at
least
think
about
thoroughly
how
to
address
this
issue
regarding
peaceful
protesting.
First
amendment
rights,
we
under
she's,
not
saying
you,
can't
use
the
rubber
bullets
at
all.
You
can
never
ever
use
tear
gas
at
all.
That's
not
her
approach,
but
they
do
need
to
be
mindful.
K
I
like,
like
my
other
council
member,
just
said,
also
like
they
didn't,
have
a
plan
and
they
set
it
for
the
record
and
they
have
a
plan
and
that's
why
things
got
out
of
hand
and
if
not,
they
would
not
be
apologized,
because
you
don't
apologize
when
you're
doing
the
right
thing,
and
so
I
just
want
to
put
that
out
there
for
the
record.
M
M
Know
you
as
a
person,
however,
we're
going
to
have
a
disagreement
on
that
and
bringing
up
the
civil
rights
movement
and
and
martin
luther
king
and
obviously
you
know
a
very
different
circumstance
where
people
need
to
go
out
and
protest
and
protest.
Sometimes
violently
is
different
than
the
point
that
I
made
but
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
A
A
E
Thank
you,
council
president,
and
you
know
I
hate
the
labor
appoint
and
I
I
bet
that
we'll
go
even
longer
with
speeches
of
the
majority.
I've
committed
no
speech
to
the
majority,
but
I
have
to
at
least
comment
on
this.
I
was
there
on
52nd
street
and
I
think
what
becomes
frustrating
not
just
as
a
member
of
council,
but
just
as
the
person
born
and
raised
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
is
when
people
communicate.
They
lived
experiences
and
we
tell
them
that
that
didn't
happen.
E
I
was
on
52nd
street,
not
on
the
side
that
jamie
was
but
where
I
was
the
night
that
it
took
place,
and
I
even
facetimed
the
council
president.
While
it
was
happening,
we
see
no
plan
and
we
seen
people
eventually
use
force
that
we
felt
like
was
unnecessary
on
a
particular
group
of
people
who
were
peaceful.
They
were
dancing.
They
maybe
used
some
language
that
I
wouldn't
want
to
hear
in
front
of
my
son,
but
literally
right
around
the
corner
from
them.
There
were
people
who
were
doing
the
opposite.
E
They
were
looting,
they
were
breaking
in
stores.
They
were
doing
things
that
were
criminal
and
police
did
nothing
to
them,
while
tear
gassing
and
roughing
up
the
people
who
were
peacefully
protested.
I
had
a
kid
who
went
out
the
other
night
when
the
unfortunate
situation
happened
with
mr
wallace.
He
contacts
me
in
the
middle
of
the
night
to
tell
me
he
had
been
assaulted
by
a
police
officer.
I
cannot
tell
him
that
that
didn't
happen.
E
So
I
think
the
one
thing
we
have
to
do
is
first
recognize
that
we
have
to
appreciate
people's
lived
experiences
and
then,
when
we
talk
about
a
system,
that's
broken
and
make
recommendations
for
that
system
to
be
fixed,
people
can't
take
it
personal
look.
I
was
a
teacher
and
I've
been
a
teacher
for
a
very
long
time
when
people
talk
about
how
our
schools
are
broken
or
what
we
need
to
change
as
it
relates
to
our
climate,
culture
and
curriculum.
I
never
hear
dr
heights
saying
we're
anti-teachers
or
we're
anti-education
or
we're
anti-children.
E
We
have
a
lot
of
problems
as
a
municipality
and
like
councilman
johnson,
I
I
do
know
you
as
well.
Council,
member,
oh
and
I've
worked
closely
with
you,
but
I
think
the
rhetoric
is
important
when
we
make
recommendations
around
institutions
that
do
not
work
for
us
and
we
all
know
they
do
not
work
for
us.
It's
important
that
people
who
make
those
recommendations
are
not
deemed
anti-anything.
E
The
last
thing
I'm
gonna
say
is
this:
we're
all
taxpayer
dollars.
Well,
we're
all
taxpayers.
These
are
our
tax
dollars
that
we're
responsible
for
and
every
single
year,
the
city
of
philadelphia
which
we're
fiscally
responsible
for
managing
spends
anywhere
from
25
to
50
million
dollars
dealing
with
lawsuits
in
our
police
department.
I
can
almost
assure
you
that
number's
going
to
go
up
significantly
so
in
the
middle
of
us
facing
a
huge
budget
deficit.
E
We're
also
going
to
have
to
consider
all
the
money
we're
going
to
have
to
pay
out
over
the
next
couple
years
to
protesters
who
were
peacefully
out
there,
communicating
their
right
to
have
their
voice
be
heard,
and
now
we're
going
to
have
to
pay
for
the
abuse
that
took
place.
So
again,
I'm
not.
This
is
not
a
bastion
session
or
anybody,
but
I
just
wanted
us
to
think
critically
when
we're
having
these
conversations
about
around
institutions
that
we
know
don't
work.
E
If
it
don't
work,
let's
brainstorm,
what
can
we
do
to
make
it
better
and
again?
It's
always
amazing
that
whenever
we
talk
about
anything,
we're
policing
is
either
pro
or
against,
I'm
not
against
police.
I'm
born
and
raised
in
this
city.
I
went
to
schools
in
this
city,
so
you
naturally
know
people
who
are
police.
I
can't
be
against
my
college
basketball
teammate,
who
decided
to
go
into
law
enforcement.
E
That's
not
what
this
is,
but
at
the
same
time
he,
along
with
a
lot
of
other
people,
represent
an
institution
that
has
traditionally
suppressed
people
of
color,
and
if
we
are
going
to
move
from
those
type
of
of
implementation
in
these
institutions,
we
have
to
have
tough
conversations
that
can
end
with
us
agreeing
to
disagree,
but
we
can't
deem
somebody
a
certain
way
because
they
don't
see
how
we
see.
Thank
you,
council
president.
I'm
done
thank.
A
You
councilman
believe
councilman.
H
Greene
yeah,
council
president,
I
I
I
wasn't
going
to
continue
to
comment
because
I
think
we're
going
back
and
forth
on
this,
but
when
I
I'm
just
looking
at
the
language
of
the
first
amendment
and
we're
talking
about
the
right
of
people
to
peaceably
to
assemble
and
my
understanding
from
the
sponsors
legislation
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
have
the
right
to
peaceably,
assemble
and
not
have
tear
gas
or
rubber
bullets
used
against
them
when
they're
exercising
their
first
amendment
right,
which
is
in
the
constitution.
H
I
I
there
was
a
lot
of
commentary
that
has
been
made
earlier,
that
I
don't
want
to
get
into,
because
that
could
take
us
down
a
a
longer
path
in
this
conversation,
so
I'll
I'll,
just
reserve
my
comments
for
another
time,
but
this
to
me
is
something
that
should
be
something
that
we
should
be
able
to
support
as
a
body
and
I'm
speaking
as
someone
who
has
worked
as
an
assistant
district
attorney
has
worked
as
an
assistant,
deputy
attorney
general
at
the
state
level
has
an
uncle
who's,
my
godfather
as
a
police
officer
on
one
side
and
another
uncle
as
a
police
officer,
so
I've
grown
up
with
law
enforcement.
H
Around
me.
I
have
fraternity
brothers
from
members
of
law
enforcement,
friends
who
are
members
of
law
enforcement
and,
from
my
perspective,
they
do
the
job
that
they
do
and
the
best
that
they
can
and
based
on
the
information
that
council
member
game
has
provided
and
for
my
own
eyes,
we
haven't
seen
tear
gas
or
rubber
bullets
used
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
in
a
long
time,
which
demonstrates
that
police
can
handle
situations
without
using
these
type
of
tactics
in
our
city.
Thank
you,
council
president.
A
Thank
you.
I
think
that
concludes
our
comments.
So
with
that,
mr
decker,
why
don't
you
read
the
title
of
the
bill
one
more
time?
It's
been
a
minute
since
we
did
that.
B
A
G
D
I
B
J
P
A
A
A
Thank
you
very
much
that
completes
our
calendar
for
today
prior
to
recognizing
members
regarding
speeches.
I
will
know
for
the
record
at
this
time
that
we've
used
the
chat
feature
available
in
microsoft
teams
to
allow
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
the
sunshine
act.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
this
purpose,
but
that
said,
are
there
any
speeches
on
behalf
of
the
minority
all
right?
Any
speeches
on
behalf
of
majority.
A
Awesome
and
chair
now
recognizes
councilman
jones
amen.
A
Housemaster
I
see
it
now
yeah.
I
got
multiple
multiple
notifications
over
here
councilwoman
chair
chair,
recognizes
councilman
blockier.
I
think
you
wanted
to
speak.
F
Yes,
thank
you,
president,
good
afternoon,
everyone
back
in
may
11
of
my
council
colleagues
and
I
released
a
joint
apology
on
the
35th
anniversary
of
the
move
bombing,
and
today
I
introduced
a
resolution
that
would
serve
as
a
formal
apology
on
behalf
of
city
council.
For
this
tragic
event,
the
resolution
would
also
establish,
may
313,
as
an
annual
day
of
observation,
reflection
and
recommitment
in
philadelphia
to
honor
those
we
lost
that
day
in
1985..
F
F
To
this
day,
not
a
single
person
has
faced
criminal
consequences
or
been
held
accountable
in
any
meaningful
way.
For
these
brutal
acts,
we
can
draw
a
straight
line
from
the
unresolved
pain
and
trauma
of
that
day
to
walter
wallace
jr's
killing
earlier
this
week
in
the
very
same
neighborhood,
because
what's
lying
under
the
surface,
here
is
a
lack
of
recognition
for
the
humanity
of
black
people
from
law
enforcement.
F
F
F
They
would
have
different
skill
sets
and
attitudes,
and
they
would
engage
differently
in
our
neighborhoods
and
with
our
young
people.
One
very
brief
example:
at
a
march
hosted
by
black
clergy
on
tuesday
protesting
walter
wallace's
death,
I
saw
multiple
officers
wearing
masks
with
the
blue
lives
matter
flag.
F
F
They
are
often
fearful
of
police
and,
frankly,
like
we
saw
with
the
officers
who
killed
walter
wallace.
Sometimes
they
seem
scared
of
us
too.
If
we
had
gone
through
the
hard
work
of
reconciliation
after
the
move
bombing,
maybe
those
officers
would
have
seen
in
walter
wallace
someone
in
need
of
a
helping
hand.
Instead
of
a
threat,
they
would
have
seen
him
and
realized
he
was
someone's
son,
father,
husband,
neighbor.
F
So
let
us
make
this
a
part
of
our
living
responsibility
to
those
who
have
died
at
the
hands
of
the
state.
Let
may
13th
be
a
day
of
penitence
and
commitment
to
working
towards
racial
justice
and
let
us
achieve
justice
for
walter,
wallace
jr
and
for
all
of
the
undeserving,
black
men
and
women
before
him
who
have
died
prematurely
at
the
hands
of
police.
Thank
you.
N
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I'm
going
to
be
brief,
but
I
just
had
to
state
for
the
record
that
I
am
proud
that
we
passed
the
resolution
honoring
principal
richard,
gordon
of
the
paul
robeson
high
school,
and
now
I
know
that
the
resolution
acknowledged
him
for
being
the
national
association
of
secondary
schools
principal
of
the
year
for
2021.
N
He's
also
received
an
award
distinguished
service
to
education
in
2020.
But,
mr
president,
for
the
record-
and
you
know
I
I
want
all
of
my
hbcu
lovers
to
just
know
this-
for
a
fact
that
principal
richard
gordon
at
the
paul
robeson
high
school,
is
a
very
proud
graduate
of
the
lincoln
university,
the
first
historically
black
degree,
granny
institution
of
higher
learning
in
the
united
states.
So
for
all
of
my
mighty
lions
and
lionesses
who
are
watching
right
now.
N
A
Thank
you,
councilwoman
chair,
recognized,
councilman,
johnson,.
K
This
past
week
we
have
passed
a
milestone
that
has
a
city
we
should
be
ashamed
of,
and
that's
more
than
400
plus
murders
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
K
There
are
400
families
who
have
lost
their
loved
ones
onto
gun
bombs,
and
so
I
want
to
remind
individuals
that,
on
this
upcoming
tuesday,
I'm
going
to
battle
that
valid
question
number
two,
which
will
create
the
office
of
victim
advocate
to
support
the
400
families
who
have
lost
their
loved
ones.
A
Thank
you
thank
you
councilman,
and
we
must
remain
vigilant.
That
is
clearly
this
ongoing
sustain
of
staying
on
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
our
inability
to
get
a
handle
on
this,
but
we're
going
to
keep
on
trying
until
we
get
a
resolution
and
particularly
dealing
with
those
underlying
issues
that
cause
to
have
that
intersection
with
the
criminal
justice
system
and
all
the
other
challenging
things
we
do.
Chair
recognizes
councilman
green.
H
Thank
you
council
president,
thank
you,
councilmember
johnson,
for
making
that
statement
regarding
the
milestone
that
we
should
not
have
reached
in
this
city
in
reference
to
the
violence
that's
happening
in
our
city.
I
want
to
thank
council
members,
mass
and
jones
for
their
joint
resolution
for
hearings
on
the
committees,
which
I
co-sponsor,
I'm
also
a
member
of
both
of
those
committees.
Look
forward
to
that
conversation.
H
This
has
been
a
very
challenging
week
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
challenging
a
lot
of
ways
in
reference
to
what
has
happened
in
our
city,
but
also
I'm
brought
light
to
some
of
the
challenges
that
parents
that
have
children
with
special
needs
deal
with.
H
When
I
reflect
the
video
and
the
tragic
death
of
walter
wallace,
it
makes
me
think
of
the
conversations
that
parents
have
children
with
special
needs
need
to
have
all
of
us
who
are
african-american.
H
African-American,
fathers
and
mothers
know
about
the
talk,
but
some
of
us
that
have
a
child
with
a
special
need
that
deal
with
mental
health
issues
and
behavioral
health
issues
are
not
able
to
have
that
talk
with
their
child
and,
as
you
heard
my
comments
earlier,
I've
had
a
long
connection
with
various
family
members
who
have
been
part
of
the
police
and
public
safety.
H
But
at
the
same
point,
when
I'm
not
here
as
a
member
of
council,
I
am
not
with
my
son
and
he's
out
with
others,
or
even
simply,
maybe
in
a
car
with
my
wife
and
for
some
reason
they
may
be
pulled
over
having
that
talk
that
so
many
of
us,
as
african-americans,
have
with
our
children.
H
That
is
a
challenge
when
you
have
a
son
that
has
a
learning
or
physical
difference,
and
so,
when
I
thought
about
what
happened
this
week,
it
made
me
reflect
about
some
of
their
own
actions
that
we
have
taken
as
a
family.
Some
of
you
may
have
heard
that
you
know
in
my
son's
book
bag.
H
He
actually
has
a
card
that
states
his
name,
his
phone
number,
our
numbers
in
reference
to
who
to
contact
and
when
I
think
about
even
in
my
wife's
vehicle-
and
these
are
things
I
normally
don't
share
with
people,
but
we
actually
have
a
card
or
notice
that
talks
about
my
son
talks
about
he's
autistic
and
that
he's
non-threatening
and
he
may
be
dealing
with
an
issue
in
the
episode-
and
this
has
just
been
a
very
tragic
week,
and
it
just
brings
to
mention
the
resources
that
we
need
to
provide
in
reference
to
mental
health.
H
We
need
to
be
much
more
acknowledgeable
of
the
issues
of
mental
health
in
our
city
and
then
also
in
our
clothes,
with
the
names
of
some
young
people
you
may
not
have
heard
of
who
lost
their
life
that
had
a
learning
difference
due
to
replace
interaction,
lyndon
cameron,
arnaldo,
rio,
soto
and,
more
recently,
elijah
mclean,
all
young
men
that
lost
their
life,
who
had
a
learning
difference,
and
so
we've
got
to
provide
more
resources
to
deal
with
this
issue
and
be
more
cognizant
of
the
differences
that
we
have
in
our
city
in
our
communities.
L
Mr
president,
if
you
will
indulge
me,
I
did
put
it
yet.
I
wanted
to
be
recognized,
but
very
briefly,
tuesday
is
election
day
for
those
of
you
who
have
not
exercised
your
right
to
vote.
Yet
you
still
have
another
opportunity
to
do
so.
All
of
the
debate
you
heard
today
is
just
debate.
L
If
we
don't
exercise
our
right
to
vote
from
the
top
emanating
down
ballot,
we
really
need
to
recognize
that
our
vote
is
our
voice
and
we
better
say
something
better:
make
it
loud
and
clear,
from
washington
dc
to
city
hall
that
we
are
woke
in
that
I
want
you
not
to
forget
the
ballot
questions.
L
One
of
them
is
a
borrowing
measure,
the
other
one
is
creating
the
office
of
victims,
services
and
then
question
number
three
is
to
establish
a
citizen's
police
oversight.
Committee
said
again
a
citizens
police
oversight,
commission,
and
in
doing
so
we
can
paint
on
a
blank
canvas.
L
What
we
want
modern
policing
to
look
like,
and
we
should
do
so
together.
We
should
hear
all
voices
at
the
table
because
when,
as
blondel
reynolds
brown
used
to
say,
if
you're
not
at
the
table,
then
you're
on
the
menu
with
that.
Mr
president,
I
move.
A
Councilman,
I
think
councilman
dom
dom.
Did
you
have
a
quick
comment
very.
G
President
councilmember
green
keep
sharing
that
story.
It's
really
very
important
for
all
of
us
to
hear,
and
I
think
it's
it's
it's
very
touching,
and
I
want
to
just
thank
you
and
your
wife
for
all
you're
doing
and
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
L
A
A
If
you
have
not
mailed
your
ballot
in,
I
just
want
to
say
to
whoever
is
listening,
give
serious
consideration
to
dropping
it
off
at
a
early
voting
center
or
a
drop
box,
as
opposed
to
putting
it
in
the
mail,
because
there's
a
strong
possibility
that
it
will
not
reach
the
city
commissioner's
office
in
time.
Thank
you
so
give
some
thought
to
that
to
everyone.